Razor-strop



(No Model.)

J. R. TORBEY'. M2011 STROP.

Patented Feb. 13, 1883.

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as represented in the drawings.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH R. TORREY, 0E woEoEsTEE, MASsAoHUsETTs.

RAZOR-STROP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,356, dated-February13, 1883.

Application filed December 30,1882. (No model.)

fully described. Fig. 2 represents a side or.

edge view of the strop shown in' Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 represents atransverse or cross section of the strop upon an enlargedscale, taken online a b, Fig. 1.

I To enable those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs tomake and use the Same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail.

In the drawings, A represents the body or supporting part of an ordinarytwo sided razor-strop, and B its handle. Said strop is represented inthis instance as being provided upon one side with an elastic cushionedstropping part, 0, and upon the other side with a hard honing-surface,D.

The stropping part 0 may be made elastic by filling a suitable casing,c, with any stuffing material suitable for the purpose, while the hardhoning-surface D, which constitutes my invention or improvements'uponthe strop,

is made by cutting'a thin strip of leather, E,-

of the proper quality, a little wider than the strop, and of the properlength to fit the same longitudinally, then turning under the edges d dand fastening said strip upon the strop, The central portion, e,.ofstrip .E may be prevented from sagging betweenits double edges d dbymeans of a supporting-strip, f, (made from any suitable inexpensivematerial, and of the same thicknesses strip 131,) which is secured tothe body A of the strop, as is fully shown in section, Fig. 3, anddotted lines f, Fig. 1, of the drawings. By thus turning under the edgesIn practice I preferto fasten the strips E andfthroughout their entirelength, and finish the ends by covering them with thin stained leatheror similar material, 9 g,- but, if desired, the strip E may be madelonger and the ends also turned under the same as the side edges, d d,and instead of fastening said strips to the strop throughout theirentire length they may be fastened only at their ends. ordinarily befastened to the under side of strip E. A

If preferred, the strip f may be made wider than shown in the-drawingsand placed between the edges d d and the body of strip E. When thus usedits thickness may be greater than strip E, and its outer surface madeeither straight or oval.

My said improved honing-surface D may be applied to two or more sides ofa razor-strop,

if desired, in which case different grades of In either case the edges01 d would dressing material It would be used upon the JOSEPH R-'TORREY.

Witnesses CHARLES S. HALE, L. H. ToEEEY.

